{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/619c28927a39a5001204707e/61d24ad2125a400013e81b30?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Ep. 71: Jay Villarante of 8Ventures | The RJ Ledesma Podcast","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/619c28927a39a5001204707e/1641171576749-e3b1dd87ba5328bd9184be6903127688.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Jay Villarante is the Chairman and CEO of 8Ventures. </p><p>It includes companies such as Paylance Inc., a bitcoin payments and rewards platform that lets users send money for free and earn bitcoins; Moneybees, a Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas-licensed cryptocurrency exchange that is processing billions of pesos of transactions every year; and Secuna, a cybersecurity testing platform for SMEs, government agencies, banks, and multinational companies.</p><p>In an interview with Manila Bulletin, he says, “The Philippines’ future lies in technology, which is why we are #TechingUp the local economy with services and solutions that help the country inch closer towards its development goals.” </p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"RJ Ledesma and The Pod Network"}